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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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